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East Atlantic Flyway Migratory birds, Key sites for migratory shorebirds: > 1 million birds our shared > 500,000 birds > 100,000 birds responsibility World Heritage Site Millions on the move Birds connect the Arctic, Wadden Sea and Africa photography: BAR-TAILED GODWIT Arie Ouwerkerk/Buiten-Beeld, GREY PLOVER Marc Guyt/Agami, BURKINA FASO Michiel van den Bergh

The East Atlantic Flyway conservation Flyway pays off • Each year many millions • Coastal sites are also im- Thousands of people, organi- • National Species Action The vision of the Wadden BirdLife International is of shorebirds migrate from portant for people, providing sations and governments Plans developed for Eurasian Sea Flyway Initiative (WSFI) leading the Conservation northern breeding grounds to livelihoods and economic along the flyway contribute Spoonbill and Black-tailed of the Governments of The of Migratory Birds project wintering areas in the South. development. Unsustainable to the conservation of Godwit in four West African Netherlands, Germany and which focuses on seven Many travel more than 10,000 human activities such as migratory birds and the sites countries. Denmark is that ‘Migratory countries in West Africa kilometres. poorly planned infrastructure on which they depend. • Increased capacity for con- birds find lasting refuge along from Mauritania to Sierra • These birds rely on a chain development and over-fishing Highlights include: servation in eight countries the East Atlantic Flyway Leone. It aims to build long- of high quality coastal sites decrease the quality of sites, • Monitoring of birds and in West Africa. from northern breeding areas term partnerships between to feed and rest. Even the for birds and people. sites, from the Wadden Sea to • Conservation action in West to their key Wadden Sea governmental organisations loss of one site can seriously • Many shorebird populations Southern Africa. Africa, including mangrove stopover and to the African and NGOs for the conserva- affect a whole population. in our flyway are in strong • Identification of conserva- restoration and reduced dis- coastline, and inspire and tion of migratory birds. decline. tion priorities. turbance of roosting sites of connect people for future migratory shorebirds. generations’. Projects are • Conservation actions con- carried out under the WSFI tribute to improved liveli- that strengthen capacity for hoods for local communities. monitoring and conservation of migratory waterbirds in Africa. 2014